This essay is the second of a two-part series on fetal remains and cultural politics. In the aftermath of the […]
After a Miscarriage, What Happens to the Fetus? The History is Complicated.
This essay is part one of a two-part series on fetal remains and cultural politics. “Abuse of a corpse.” “Abandonment […]
In Pursuit of Purity: Environmental Affects, Reproduction, and the Promise of Bodily Sovereignty
In The New York Times on October 10, 2025, an article titled “The E.P.A. Followed Up on an Unusual Request […]
“Professional” Program Redefinition Endangers the US Healthcare Workforce
Nurse practitioners are a lifeline for the millions of Americans who live in healthcare deserts: 87% are trained as primary […]
Texas A&M, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Academic Common Sense
I can’t believe I’m writing this, but at least it keeps my fingers on the keys, not scratching my head […]
Teaching/Watching/Fearing Abroad While Minnesota Roils
For the last four weeks, I’ve been in Ireland with a group of twenty-one St. Olaf College students. While St. […]
‘Words are but the shell:’ Can Plants Help Us, Historically? The Plant, the Nation, and the Infant
Anglo-American colonist Elizabeth Hanson’s infant inexplicably survived captivity with her mother in 1725 amongst the Abenaki. Abenaki men thought the […]
Mary Sully: Neurodivergence and American Indian Art
The geometrical triptychs American Indian artist Mary Sully (1896-1963) crafted on paper, crayon, gilt, and ink render early twentieth-century American […]
Sunday Morning Medicine
This Week’s Telling the Bees: Core Four: Artemis II EIOS Spartanburg County Preparedness Plants in Chile Teens and Mental Health […]
Sunday Morning Medicine
This Week’s Telling the Bees: Health Fund Whiplash U.S. WHO Withdrawal What’s Fisetin? The Danger of the WHO Exit Math […]
